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Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by pg »

daragh wrote: post #47
Stabback wrote: post #27

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Same, but I wish they had a 'green' option. I'd gladly pay a bit more if I could get renewable power powering my site.

In all seriousness, that's retarded. If you honestly want to be "green" you can make changes to your personal behaviour (such as using CFLs, recycled packaging etc.) and not rely on some company to hold your hand and make you feel like you're making a difference for a little extra cash. I personally tend to lose respect for companies that try to upsell their "green" options, much in the same way I am dubious of exten…

If you honestly want to be "green" you can make changes to your personal behaviour (such as using CFLs, recycled packaging etc.) and not rely on some company to hold your hand

But surely hosting is by definition an area where you need a company to do it for you? Things like what you eat, how you travel, etc, you can control yourself, but the whole point of shared hosting is that you don't own or even see the server.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by rms »

clb22 wrote: post #46
rms wrote: post #45

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Virtualmin! ;) http://www.virtualmin.com/download.html

Thank you! I didn't realize that virtualmin has an opensource mode

Debian is definitely the most popular OS on slicehost among posters here. Virtualmin works on Debian and also on CentOs

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by pierrefar »

drm237 wrote: post #38
pierrefar wrote: post #12

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Seconded. Just started with them too. Steep learning curve getting everything done myself (other hosts really pamper their customers!) but dang are the servers fast. And besides, every true web hacker needs to know how to set up a server from scratch!

I think "pamper" might be looking at it the wrong way. Other providers do provide nice click interfaces, but compared to slicehost, they are very limited. I would say slicehost pampers their customers with their fantastic service and unlimited possibilities.

By pamper I meant "hide the nitty gritty details of setting up a server from scratch".

For me great service is a must. Unlimited possibilities is why I moved to slicehost.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by daragh »

pg wrote: post #61
daragh wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In all seriousness, that's retarded. If you honestly want to be "green" you can make changes to your personal behaviour (such as using CFLs, recycled packaging etc.) and not rely on some company to hold your hand and make you feel like you're making a difference for a little extra cash. I personally tend to lose respect for companies that try to upsell their "green" options, much in the same way I am dubious of exten…

If you honestly want to be "green" you can make changes to your personal behaviour (such as using CFLs, recycled packaging etc.) and not rely on some company to hold your hand But surely hosting is by definition an area where you need a company to do it for you? Things like what you eat, how you travel, etc, you can control yourself, but the whole point of shared hosting is that you don't own or even see the server.

The other point I made was that even if they were offering "green" VPSs it doesn't mean they're going to have a "green" and "non-green" power cables running in to the building and they put your VPS in the rack hooked up to the "green" one. They`d probably just do exactly what you can do yourself, pay someone to offset the environmental cost.

One of the main things about purposefully choosing "green" companies, often at increased cost, is that you are influencing the market based on your preference. Choosing environmentally friendly products encourages companies to offer them (I also appreciate that this is why many abuse the term).

Furthermore, if you wish to brand your site or company as "green" you should probably do a little more than choose a "green" VPS provider lest you further obviate the term.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by brk »

brk wrote: post #8

Me :) 1U Dedicated server (BYOS) for $50/mo.

I'm curious why so many people have down-voted my comment above, as it's factual. I host stuff in my own datacenter, I don't overly promote it here, although I had considered a YC special rate. Or is it that I shouldn't promote my startup because it's not free? Several people here post links to or comments about their startup businesses without getting down-voted.
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